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The '''Battle of Menotomy''' was an action on April 19, 1775 (the opening day of the ]), in what is now ]. It was part of the larger action known as the ]. British troops retreating from Concord back to ] were set upon by American militia, and there were casualties on both sides.<ref name=HistoryNet/><ref name=ArlingtonHistorical/> The '''Battle of Menotomy''' was an action on April 19, 1775 (the opening day of the ]), in what is now ]. Five thousand men from from eastern Middlesex County and southern Essex County gathered in Menotomy to meet the retreating British troops on their way to ] from Concord <ref name=HistoryNet/><ref name=ArlingtonHistorical/>. Twenty-five rebels and 40 British troops were killed in this battle <ref name=MenotomyMinutemenTrailGuide/>. It was here in Menotomy that the first British soldiers surrendered<ref name=MenotomyMinutemenTrailGuide/>.


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<ref name=MenotomyMinutemenTrailGuide>{{cite web |url=https://www.MenotomyMinutemanTrailGuide2-1.pdf |title= "Menotomy Minutemen Trail Guide" |accessdate=April 14, 2019}}</ref>
<ref name=HistoryNet>{{cite web |url=https://www.historynet.com/battle-of-menotomy-first-blood-1775.htm |title=Battle of Menotomy — First Blood, 1775 |author=Thomas Fleming |date=March 6, 2019 |work=HistoryNet |accessdate=April 16, 2019}}</ref> <ref name=HistoryNet>{{cite web |url=https://www.historynet.com/battle-of-menotomy-first-blood-1775.htm |title=Battle of Menotomy — First Blood, 1775 |author=Thomas Fleming |date=March 6, 2019 |work=HistoryNet |accessdate=April 16, 2019}}</ref>
<ref name=ArlingtonHistorical>{{cite web |url=https://arlingtonhistorical.org/learn/articles/the-battle-of-menotomy |title="The Battle of Menotomy" |work=Arlington Historical Society |accessdate=April 16, 2019}}</ref> <ref name=ArlingtonHistorical>{{cite web |url=https://arlingtonhistorical.org/learn/articles/the-battle-of-menotomy |title="The Battle of Menotomy" |work=Arlington Historical Society |accessdate=April 16, 2019}}</ref>

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The Battle of Menotomy was an action on April 19, 1775 (the opening day of the American Revolutionary War), in what is now Arlington, Massachusetts. Five thousand men from from eastern Middlesex County and southern Essex County gathered in Menotomy to meet the retreating British troops on their way to Boston from Concord . Twenty-five rebels and 40 British troops were killed in this battle . It was here in Menotomy that the first British soldiers surrendered.

References

  1. Thomas Fleming (March 6, 2019). "Battle of Menotomy — First Blood, 1775". HistoryNet. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. ""The Battle of Menotomy"". Arlington Historical Society. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. ^ ""Menotomy Minutemen Trail Guide"" (PDF). Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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